Touched by the goddess
Yamdrok Lake, in Tibet is one of the three sacred lakes, said to favour divination. Legend has that it has its origins in the transformation of a goddess. It currently supports many migratory birds. It also hosts the largest hydropower station in Tibet, leading to severe environmental concerns.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Cedric Gillmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.0 MB
Aspect
80:53
Width
1600 px
Height
1060 px
Coordinates
28.9006, 90.7269
Tint
Pale blue
Published
15 February 2020
Taken
27 July 2019
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